Granary Square, King’s Cross London N1C (4AA) Saturday 14th July, 2012
an official part of the London 2012 Festival programme:
Music Artists
- DJ and curator of Traction, Gilles Peterson
· Parisien Sébastien Tellier
· Mercury prize nominee Ghostpoet
· London three-piece Plugs
· Holland’s funky jazz artist Benny Sings
· Belgian Baloji & l’Orchestre de la Katuba with special guest Unity
· Germany’s The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble with special guest Jamie Lidell
Art/Dance
- Pedal power Peep Show
· Jason Atomic - Live Sketch Portraiture
· Lick Me I’m Delicious – Nitrogen Ice Cream
· Mateo M – Digital Light Painting
Timings: Doors open at 4pm, performances from 4.15pm – 11pm.
Background:
Eurostar, an official supporter of the London 2012 Festival, is staging a one-day summer festival curated by internationally renowned DJ Gilles Peterson.
Six music acts from across Europe - Sébastien Tellier, Ghostpoet, Plugs, Benny Sings, Baloji & l’Orchestre de la Katuba and The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble - will perform alongside the festival’s curator, Gilles Peterson. Each performer has been handpicked to celebrate the diversity of European talent available on London’s doorstep.
Traction will be the very first event to take place in London’s newest creative quarter - Granary Square - a stone’s throw from Eurostar’s central London home, St Pancras International.
Eurostar is the Official International Rail Service Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. During the summer, Eurostar will carry Olympic and Paralympic fans from the continent to London to soak up the atmosphere of the Games.
Tickets: £20 each - Over 18s only from TICKETMASTER
About the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements. Spread over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people.
The culmination of the Cultural Olympiad will be the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, from Midsummers Day on 21 June and running until the final day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012.The London 2012 Festival will celebrate the huge range, quality and accessibility of the UK’s world-class culture including dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion, film and digital innovation, giving the opportunity for people across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Principal funders of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival are Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and the Olympic Lottery Distributor. BP and BT are Premier Partners of the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival.
